Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صفح
Parts of Speech
Verb (6×), Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
8 times across 6 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root صفح across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root صَفْح (SfH) primarily refers to the side or lateral part of something, like the side of a face or a sword's flat.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-f-ḥ
Listen: وَتَصْفَحُوا۟ 64:14
Root letters: ص — ف — ح

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

All word forms derived from the root صفح as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 8 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root صفح appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (6) · Noun (2)

Verb (6 verses — showing first 5)

The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:85 Verb
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَاۤ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَءَاتِیَةࣱۖ فَٱصۡفَحِ ٱلصَّفۡحَ ٱلۡجَمِیلَ ۝٨٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness
The Light 24:22 Verb
وَلَا یَأۡتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلۡفَضۡلِ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن یُؤۡتُوۤا۟ أُو۟لِی ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَـٰكِینَ وَٱلۡمُهَـٰجِرِینَ فِی سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَلۡیَعۡفُوا۟ وَلۡیَصۡفَحُوۤا۟ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن یَغۡفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورࣱ رَّحِیمٌ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allah , and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful
The Cow 2:109 Verb
وَدَّ كَثِیرࣱ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَوۡ یَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ إِیمَـٰنِكُمۡ كُفَّارًا حَسَدࣰا مِّنۡ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَیَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَٱعۡفُوا۟ وَٱصۡفَحُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ یَأۡتِیَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمۡرِهِۦۤۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ ۝١٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:89 Verb
فَٱصۡفَحۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقُلۡ سَلَـٰمࣱۚ فَسَوۡفَ یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝٨٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know
The Table, The Table Spread 5:13 Verb
فَبِمَا نَقۡضِهِم مِّیثَـٰقَهُمۡ لَعَنَّـٰهُمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا قُلُوبَهُمۡ قَـٰسِیَةࣰۖ یُحَرِّفُونَ ٱلۡكَلِمَ عَن مَّوَاضِعِهِۦ وَنَسُوا۟ حَظࣰّا مِّمَّا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهِۦۚ وَلَا تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَىٰ خَاۤىِٕنَةࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡۖ فَٱعۡفُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡفَحۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ۝١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort words from their [proper] usages and have forgotten a portion of that of which they were reminded. And you will still observe deceit among them, except a few of them. But pardon them and overlook [their misdeeds]. Indeed, Allah loves the doers of good

Derived Forms (8)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَتَصْفَحُوا۟ wataṣfaḥuwā Verb
فَٱصْفَحْ faṣfaḥ Verb
صَفْحًا ṣafḥanā Noun
وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ walyaṣfaḥuwā Verb
فَٱصْفَحِ faṣfaḥi Verb
ٱلصَّفْحَ lṣafḥa Noun
وَٱصْفَحْ waṣfaḥ Verb
وَٱصْفَحُوا۟ waṣfaḥuwā Verb